About this course

Learning Objectives

• Identify two of the main weight loss options being suggested by the medical community.
• Identify 3 side effects of GLP-1s.
• Increase your library by at least 2 bibliography resources to refer to clients.

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Course Instructor(s)

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  Katy Alaniz , LPC-S, EMDR Trained'

  Katy Alaniz is a Dallas-based therapist, and founded The Wakeful State, a telehealth group practice, in 2019. She has been working in the field of eating disorders for 10 years, and works hard to be involved and help build community within the specialty. Katy is especially passionate about working with bariatric patients, partly due to her own experience with the medical weight loss industry. Katy is also an LPC-Supervisor and likes to help train new counselors in how disordered eating and body image issues are bound to show up whether one works with eating disorders or not. Other therapeutic specializations that are close to the speaker’s heart include LGBTQ+, ethical non-monogamy, kink, and couples work.

References

• Ivezaj, V., Carr, M. M., Brode, C., Devlin, M., Heinberg, L. J., Kalarchian, M. A., ... & Mitchell, J. E. (2021). Disordered eating following bariatric surgery: a review of measurement and conceptual considerations. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 17(8), 1510-1520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2021.03.008
• Tappe, A. (2023, October 19). Ozempic, Wegovy, and the Economy.
• Leahey, T. M., Bond, D. S., Raynor, H., Roye, D., Vithiananthan, S., Ryder, B. A., ... & Wing, R. R. (2012). Effects of bariatric surgery on food cravings: do food cravings and the consumption of craved foods “normalize” after surgery?. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 8(1), 84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.07.016.
• Drucker, D. J. (2024). Efficacy and safety of GLP-1 medicines for type 2 diabetes and obesity. Diabetes Care, 47(11), 1873-1888. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci24-0003
• Jones, L. A., & Brierley, D. I. (2025). GLP-1 and the neurobiology of eating control: recent advances. Endocrinology, 166(2), bqae167. https://doi.org/10.1210/endocr/bqae167